14.2. Funerary inscription for ?Hermolaos
- Description:
- On the box of a white marble garland sarcophagus, within the central garland, on a surface which is in very poor condition; for further description see Isik 10.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face.
- Letters:
- Neat and well-aligned, in the second-to-fourth-century style, without any exaggeration of details.
- Date:
- Probably second half of the second century (lettering, nomenclature).
- Findspot:
- Neighbouring settlement, Hirka
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Findspot
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by Isik; read from the photograph by Reynolds.
- Bibliography:
- Reynolds and Isik, 10
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 0·· ? ··]
- 3[·]Ο̣Λ̣Ω [·· c. 8 ··]
- 4 τοῖς Ἑρ̣μ̣ο̣λ̣ά̣ου
- 5 Λυ̣σίαςἙρμ̣ολ̣άου
- 6 τοῦ Λυσίου τοῖς
- 7 ἀ̣δελφο̣ῖς
- 0·· ? ··]
- 3[·]··Ω[········]
- 4ΤΟΙΣΕ·····ΟΥ
- 5Λ·ΣΙΑΣΕΡ·Ο·ΑΟΥ
- 6ΤΟΥΛΥΣΙΟΥΤΟΙΣ
- 7·ΔΕΛΦ·ΙΣ
<ab>
<lb
n="0"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
dim="top"
/>
<lb
n="3"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="1"
unit="character"
/>
<orig
n="unresolved"
>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ολ
</unclear>
ω
</orig>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="8"
unit="character"
/>
<lb
n="4"
/>
τοῖς
Ἑ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ρμολά
</unclear>
ου
<lb
n="5"
/>
Λ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
υ
</unclear>
σίας
Ἑρ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
μ
</unclear>
ο
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
λ
</unclear>
άου
<lb
n="6"
/>
τοῦ
Λυσίου
τοῖς
<lb
n="7"
/>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ἀ
</unclear>
δελφ
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ο
</unclear>
ῖς
</ab>
Translation:
[To name and name ] the sons of Hermolaos; Lysias son of Hermolaos the son of Lysias, for his brothers.
Commentary:
It is not clear how many brothers were commemorated, but at least two, and possibly four. Although found at Hirka (cf. also 14.3 ) the lettering is not really distinguishable from that of Aphrodisian masons, in marked contrast with that of 14.3.
- Photographs:
- none.
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